LPN Licensed Practical Nurse Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

1. The task of completing and signing the initial assessment on a newly admitted patient who is about to undergo minimally invasive procedures on an outpatient basis can be delegated to whom? a. The registered nurse (RN) b. The licensed practical/vocational nurse (LPN/LVN) c. Unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) d. All levels of staff, because the information is about the past and cannot change - ANSWER-ANS: A Only the RN can perform and sign the admission assessment, although some componen...

Florence Nightingale - ANSWER-Established sanitary nursing care units. Founder of modern nursing. began professional education of nursing. Mary Seacole - ANSWER-Jamaican nurse who used her own money to build a lodging house in Crimea where she cared for soldiers. used tropical and herbal medicine Lystra Gretter: Nightingale pledge - ANSWER-In 1893 Dorthea Lynde Dix - ANSWER-appointed superintendent of nurses during American civil war to organize corps of nurses to tend to wounded soldie...

the Louisiana State Board of Practical Nurse Examiners - ANSWER-what does the term "board" mean? means the performance for compensation of any acts, not requiring the education, training, and preparation required in professional nursing, in the care, treatment, or observation of persons who are ill, injured, or infirm and for the maintenance of the health of others and the promotion of health care, including the administration of medications and treatments or in on-job training or supervisi...

nonverbal communication technique that is very therapeutic and effective but requires a conscious effort by the nurse to practice and acquire skill in the use of this technique - ANSWER-silence example of nonverbal communication? - ANSWER-moaning an example of the clarifying communication technique? - ANSWER-"Let me make sure I understand this correctly. The cost of the medication is keeping you from being able to take it each day?" Giving a bed bath, assisting a patient on and off th...

What is helping persons return to their highest physical and mental function called - ANSWER-Rehabilitation Rehabilitation starts when the... - ANSWER-Person first seeks health care A health care program for dying persons is a - ANSWER-Hospice Which violates the persons right to privacy A) closing the bathroom door when the person uses the bathroom B) Opening the window blinds when assisting with bathing C) Covering the person for personal care - ANSWER-B) Opening the window blin...

Violation of HIPPA privacy may result in (select all that apply) 1. Federal Government Charges 2. Board of Nursing Discipline 3. Termination 4. Revoked Nursing License 5. All of the above - ANSWER-5. All of the above A patient in a pre-operative clinic appointment is filling out advance directive forms. Which of the following indicates patient understanding of advanced directive? 1. I know they won't go ahead with the surgery unless I prepare these forms 2. I'd rather have my brother...

Can a licensed practical nurse (LPN) assign and delegate nursing activities to others? - ANSWER-Yes, according to rule R4-19-401 (E. 1.-2.) ( Can a licensed practical nurse (LPN) prepare a mediset or pillbox for a patient? - ANSWER-Yes, it is within the scope of practice for the LPN to prepare a medication device such as a Mediset to facilitate the self-administration of subsequent medications as long as a physician has prescribed the medication and the medications have been properly compounde...

What is the LSBPNE mission statement? - ANSWER-The mission of the LSBPNE is to protect the health, safety and welfare of the public by providing reasonable assurance that persons who practice practical nursing are competent, ethical practitioners with the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities appropriate to the title and role of the LPN. What is the Louisiana State Board of Practical Nurse Examiners (LSBPNE)? - ANSWER-a regulatory agency of state government given the responsibility to enf...

The licensed practical nurse (LPN) instructs the nursing assistant to feed a client who has developed dysphagia after being admitted with a stroke. How should the nursing assistant position the client based on the LPN's instruction? - ANSWER-In bed with the head of the bed elevated to at least 45 degrees The nurse is helping to plan a teaching session for a client who will be discharged with a colostomy. When describing a healthy stoma, which statement should the nurse be sure to include? - ...

Define nursing? - ANSWER-The LPN, RN and RPN (legally) call themselves nurses. What is the historical development of professional nursing and nursing education in Canada? - ANSWER-Indigenous people first healers, grey nuns (establish healthcare across Canada), Florence nightingale (founder of modern nursing), diploma schools (3 year program) and then university schools (5 year program) What was the impact of the Canadian Health Act on health care delivery? - ANSWER-Concept of social funded...